Google originally developed it as Google Wave. Wave is a web-based computing platform and communications protocol designed to merge key features of communications media such as email , instant messaging , wikis , and social networking.

Communications using the system can be synchronous or asynchronous. Software extensions provide contextual spelling and grammar checking , automated language translation and other features.

Google Slides is a presentation program included as part of a free, web-based software office suite offered by Google within its Google Drive service.

The service also includes Google Docs and Google Sheets , a word processor and spreadsheet respectively. The app is compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint file formats.

Slides allows users to create and edit presentations online while collaborating with other users in real-time. Edits are tracked by user with a revision history that tracks changes to the presentation.

Updates have introduced features using machine learning , including "Explore", offering suggested layouts and images for presentations, and "Action items", allowing users to assign tasks to other users.

Doodle 4 Google , also stylized Doodle4Google , is an annual competition in various countries, held by Google , to have children create a logo that will be featured on the local Google homepage as a doodle.

Google Personalized Search is a personalized search feature of Google Search , introduced in All searches on Google Search are associated with a browser cookie record.

Then, when a user performs a search, the search results are not only based on the relevance of each web page to the search term, but also on which websites the user or someone else using the same browser visited through previous search results.

This provides a more personalized experience that can increase the relevance of the search results for the particular user. Such filtering may also have side effects, such as creating a filter bubble.

Changes in Googles search algorithm in later years put less importance on user data, which means the impact of personalized search is limited on search results.

Acting on criticism, Google has also made it possible to turn off the feature. Google Groups is a service from Google that provides discussion groups for people sharing common interests.

The Groups service also provides a gateway to Usenet newsgroups via a shared user interface. Deja News had been operational since Apps Script is a scripting language for light-weight application development in the G Suite platform.

It is based on JavaScript 1. According to Google, Apps Script "provides easy ways to automate tasks across Google products and third party services.

It allows webmasters to check indexing status and optimize visibility of their websites. In January , Google introduced a new version of the Search Console, with a refreshed user interface and improvements.

Easter eggs are hidden features or messages, inside jokes , and cultural references inserted into media. They are often well hidden, so that users find it gratifying when they discover them, helping form bonds between their creators and finders.

Google Penguin is a codename for a Google algorithm update that was first announced on April 24, Such tactics are commonly described as link schemes.

Google Now proactively delivered information to users to predict based on search habits and other factors information they may need in the form of informational cards.

Google Now branding is no longer used, but the functionality continues in the Google app and its feed. Google first included Google Now in Android 4.

The service became available for iOS on April 29, , without most of its features. Later, however they removed the notification center entirely from Chrome.

Google Page Creator was a website creation and hosting service by Google. It was a tool for basic website design, requiring no HTML knowledge.

During development, it was codenamed Trogdor , a reference to the popular Homestar Runner website. In September , Google announced that it would not accept new sign-ups to Page Creator, instead encouraging users to use Google Sites.

The service had been shut down in , while existing published pages migrated to Google Sites. Google Click-to-Call was a service provided by Google which allowed users to call advertisers straight from Google search results pages.

Users entered their phone numbers and Google would connect the call to the advertiser. Google paid for the calling charges. The service was discontinued in For some time, similar click-to-call functionality was available for results in Google Maps.

In iOS, phone numbers are automatically recognized as such. Web developers can also provide direct links to the Phone application, providing similar functionality.

Google now offers a mobile click-to-call function which allows searchers to call a business directly rather than going to their website.

Google Primer is a free mobile application by Google , designed to teach digital marketing and business skills to small and medium business owners , startups , and job seekers using 5-minute interactive lessons.

On May 17, , Google Primer underwent a redesign to make it more accessible to all users and to provide new lesson content on accessibility. It replaced Google Advertising Professionals in April , with updates ranging from amended criteria for entries and changes to the exam requirements.

The program continues to certify consultants to help the increasing number of Google AdWords clients with AdWords campaigns.

The program contains one fundamental exam and five advanced exams. He is currently the lead of Google. Google Pack was a collection of software tools offered by Google to download in a single archive.

It was announced at the Consumer Electronics Show , on January 6. In September , Google announced it would discontinue a number of its products, including Google Pack.

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